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Luxurious Pool at Seashell’s Resort – Broome Cable Beach

In my last post (Broome Part Two) I told you about our arrival in Broome and our first impressions. We were now driving to Cable Beach to book into the Seashell’s Resort. We had already worked out from the roadmap prior to leaving home where the Seashell’s Resort was, however we had also formed an impression of the Resort being surrounded by white, sandy beaches with views of the Indian ocean from our second story apartment. Wow were we in for a shock.

Firstly , the drive from Broome town west to the beaches was via heavily built up residential areas, and the landscape was scrubby and not in the least the tropical paradise we had imagined. Of course I was mildy aware of the second fact having visited Broome some twenty years earlier.

The shock was about to be revealed. We now had to turn right and head back inland away from famous Cable Beach. Lo and behold the Seashell’s Resort was nowhere near Cable Beach. It was a good 1.5 kilometres away from general access to Cable Beach.

Guest Entrance to Broome Seashell’s Resort

I double checked the resort address on the voucher and rechecked the name of the resort as we parked in the drive way entrance. Yes, we were at the right resort. It seemed our travel agent may have given us the wrong impression of the outlook of the resort. Anyway we accepted the fact that we would have a bit of a walk or a drive to visit and enjoy Cable Beach and checked into the resort.

Please dont misundersatnd me. We were delighted with Seashell’s Resort and would not hesitate to stay there next visit to Broome. We had just been given some incorrect information. Seashell’s Resort was glorious. The Staff were most pleasant and helpul. The apartment was large and roomy with a large balcony surrounded with tropical trees and undergrowth. The pool was exquisite and within the luxurious tropical grounds of the resort were excellent barbecue facilities.

And while we were disappointed that the beach was a good walk away we subsequently discovered that the ONLY resort close to Cable Beach was exceedingly pricey. We would probably not have stayed there anyway due to the over the top pricing.

Another plus we soon discovered was that Seashell’s Resort was right in the central hub of the cafe and restuarant region of Cable Beach. We could select from several places to dine and drink within an easy walking distance of our accommodation…and we subsequently fully exploited that fact.

We settled into our apartment then set off very early evening to watch the event known as the “Stairway to the Moon” back at Roebuck Bay. We went back to Town Beach along with hundreds of other tourists to settle in and observe this spectacular event. By around 6 pm it was getting dark and the moon was just rising in the east over the mudflats of Roebuck Bay. There were lots of family groups with picnic baskets and there was a general party atmosphere as the Markets were also underway on the lawned area opposite the Caravan park at Town Beach.

The evening sky darkened and as the moon rose in the east the reflections of the setting sun turned the moon an soft orange tint. The eerie moonlight then reflected across the mudflats and presented a spectacular appearance of stairs moving across Roebuck bay. We had planned out trip to coincide with this event and it was certainly worth so doing. Make sure you make your trip to Broome to see the “Stairway to the Moon” event.

We then drove back to Cable Beach, selected a delightful restaurant called the Zoo, next door to the Seashell’s Resort, and enjoyed an excellent dinner accompanied by a delightful Chardonnay. We then walked to Cable Beach and watched the surf rolling in towards the enormous expanse of the white sands of Cable Beach under the rising tropical moon. The reflected coloured lights from Cable Beach Resort and a nearby restaurant provided a magic mystical quality to the warm tropical evening.

Next day we had arranged to meet our friends who were arriving after a long flight from Melbourne at Broome Airport so it was time for a snooze after a busy and enjoyable day full of new travel experiences.

Our next big event would be our long, long trip to Geikie Gorge…and that would present all of us with shock number three…please revisit for Part Four.

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